woman who lost a finger to the masked bandits. >> a fridge night ahead after our first blast of winter weather. >> how could united keep passengers trapped for hours on icy planes? >> and these two started a wild fire that destroyed eight homes. so, why aren't they going to prison? >> developing tonight, judgment night for three men kn the masked robbers. they shot and nearly killed one man and tried to carjack a mother and daughter. only on cbs4, our karen morfitt talked with both women this evening. karen, this was certainly a day they had been waiting for. >> reporter: yeah jim, we just wrapped up that interview just a few minutes ago actually. exactly one year to the day, they say they could not be more thrilled to learn that these men will be spending a long time behind bars and tonight for the first time, they are sharing their story about what

memories of this massive man hunt last november are not easily forgotten. for robin and her mother rhonda, they will never fade. >> i don't think you ever will forgive it. >> reporter: the two were leaving the sheridan rec center when two armed men tried to steal their vehicle. rhonda was shot trying to fight off the was severely beaten as well. >> they didn't have any remorse. >> reporter: the men just moments earlier had stormed into a lakewood first bank wearing screen tight masks locking employees in a vault and getting away with $50,000 in cash. after then crashing their get away vehicle, the men stole a mini van, shot the owner multiple times and left him for dead in his driveway. a police chase ended in sheridan with all three flees

second guy approaching and got hit with that guy. >> reporter: one year later and three weeks of a tightly secured trial, a jury says they are all guilty. chief deputy da robert winier says it was a strong ruling that in the end will send a strong message. >> we are going to be asking for a sentence that making sure the community is safe and ensures that these guys will be off the streets so they can't harm other people. >> reporter: now, the suspects will likely be sentenced some time next month anth of them, they will be looking at lengthy prison sentences. we are live in denver tonight, karen morfitt, cbs4 news. >> thank you karen. also now, we are settling into another frigid night. with temperatures well below freezing. meteorologist lauren whitney is in the mobile weather lab for us tonight. lauren, anyone going to see single digits tonight? >> reporter: oh, there are some places already in the single

plenty of single digits in the high country. downtown, 30 degrees for us, but at dia, 20 degrees now. so behind that system that moved through yesterday and the cold front, we have significantly colder temperatures. obviously, it was a clear day today and pretty cold. only 32 degrees here in denver. so we are looking at warmer temperatures tomorrow afternoon, but tomorrow morning will be very, very cold with these very chilly temperatures. now, coming up early ne another storm system to roll through and knock down our temperatures an bring the chance of more snow, for now, back to the studio where it is a little warmer. >> a little bit. thank you lauren. now an update on a murder investigation we have been following all day. 35-year-old zachariah chavez was shot, late this afternoon, police arrested robert moore who is being investigated for first degree murder and drug

accidentally shooting a devastated wild fire in nederland will not go to prison. they were sentenced this morning. our stan bush checking in from boulder county. some people say this punishment is not harsh enough. >> reporter: jim, these men caused a fire that forced hundreds of families from their homes and put this entire area on panic over the summer. but, in the end, no prison time, apparently, because the fire was set accidentally. helicopters fought for days to contain the cold springs wild fire in july. eight homes were destroyed when two transients jimmy sugds and zach kukendal get their illegal camp get out of control. >> they have hurt a lot of people. >> reporter: nederland's fire chief is one of the victims. one of these black scars cuts across land he hopes to hand down to his children and theirs. >> that area is gone for my

it is never the same. it is eternally changed. >> reporter: the two were seen in this video while crews were still battling the flames and investigators were looking for suspects. they were arrested and taken to the boulder county jail where they will now stay for two years on work release and pay more than a million dollars in restitution. no prison, but a sentence many in nederland call fair. >> i saw three escaped campfires last year. we had another one this year that we and, these guys are a symptom of the problem, as much as i want to be really mad at them, i'm mad at them, but, other people do the same thing and just, we got lucky enough to catch the fires. >> reporter: nederland's fire chief says this area has become a destination for homeless camping. that wild fire was the battle, but, illegal camping is the war here. we are live in nederland, stan bush, cbs4 news. with also have new development ins the

wyoming. police were searching a landfill in northern colorado. the boyfriend of the boy's mother has pleaded guilty to charges. 13 month old silas died after falling off a changing table. today, 23-year-old logan rogers pleaded guilty in laramie to manslaughter. he will be sentenced and could get up to 20 years. developing tonight, people who lived around rocky flats had almost twice as many forms in the united states. well, those are the findings of a new community health survey. they made plutonium triggers into the 1980s . jeff, government officials are not concerned that there are health concerns. >> reporter: this is one of the more recent state studies done by the colorado department of

the 80s and the early 90s . a top official says today the science is done. there is no risk for people around rocky flats. a few thousand people disagree. >> the preliminary data is concerning. >> reporter: almost 2,000 people responded to the rocky flats downwinders health survey online. there were many kinds of illnesses and almost 900 cases of cancer were reported. >> 48.8% of the cancers were seen are rare cancers. further investigation. >> reporter: the study hasn't started to look at other health issues like birth defects. >> we absolutely must have new studies and ... and we can't do that without some level of government involvement. >> reporter: the plant closed in 1989. and the cleanup was quickly completed. many are now asking how public health issues have been put to bed. >> how much more validated data do you need to compile that

to do more testing and independent testing and that has not been ... no one has taken anyone up on that. >> i get e-mails from people whose children are sick. this is not just a problem of people in their 40s or 50s or 60s . this is an ongoing health legacy that is affecting our children. our grandchildren. >> reporter: there are professors from colorado state, cu, and boulder and metro state looking through this data. but because they months if not a little more than a year before more conclusive findings may be released. live in superior, jeff todd, cbs4 news. and happening tomorrow, this goes-r satellite will finally launch into space hauling breakthrough technology to help meteorologists better predict our weather. the satellite was built at lockheed martin right there in jefferson county. cbs4 meteorologist dave aguilera working late tonight down in cape canaveral,

what do we have, 17 hours or so until liftoff? >> reporter: less than 24 hours jim. so, the countdown clock is already beginning on what will be new technology about ready to blast off that will be revolutionizing the way we forecast weather. a new era in meteorology is ready to last off as nasa is set to launch the goes-r satellite. the first stationary satellites built by lockheed martin in colorado. they will relace the current array of satellites that have not been updated in over two decades. it will deliver high resolution images better and five times faster than what we have now. >> i think we will see a big up tick in the hack ray rare cancers single digits of forecasts. >> reporter: goes-r has a state of the art lightning mapper

where severe storms may erupt. greatly speeding up severe weather warnings for dangerous wind, rain, hail, and even tornado outbreaks. >> potentially get folks more time and notice to take cover and go to safety. >> reporter: there are so many colorado connections. not only was the goes-r built by lockheed in colorado, but the solar mapper was built at cu and the rocket itself was built by united >> this is the culmination of for myself, personally, over 12 years of work, so, for me, it is kind of an emotional moment. >> reporter: so, a couple of things gang, the launch is scheduled tomorrow at 5:42 east coast time in the afternoon. we will bring it to you here. and also, there will be about six monthsover testing of the satellite to make sure everything is working and that type of thing. so, it may be at the end of spring, early summer, but,

high definition data. i'm dave aguilera in cape canaveral. tonight, an update on the thousands of united passengers stranded for hours at dia. >> it was a nightmare. >> how the airline got away with keeping people stuck on the tarmac for hours. >> plus, donald trump picks his attorney general. why jeff sessions could be bad news for legal marijuana. and a teenager live streams himself firing shots at his neighbor's home. [ sound of gunfire ] [ laughter ] >> and our system is long gone, but, we are watching this one behind it as it is moving toward california right now. when this could arrive in our direction and could it bring more rain and snow. >> csu looks to close cu stadium with a bowl clinching

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>> this is the news affecting the millions of people planning to fly during the holidays. after yesterday's deicing about passenger rights. what can you do when you are stuck on a grounded plane for hours on end? lauren dispirito set out to get some answers and joins us live from the airport. lauren? >> reporter: yesterday, united blamed the problem on deicing issues with a contractor but an aviation attorney that i spoke with says passengers may have some recourse here.

international airport hoping to take off for tucson before eventually spending the night in a hotel. >> instead of leaving at 7:00, it was going to leave at 8:00, then 9:00, then at 10:00, it disappeared. >> reporter: he was booked on one of dozens of flights that was canceled or delayed due to deicing issues. hundreds of passengers te their frustrations including howard dean. longest deicing of his career. flights delayed four to five hours. >> i think people could understand they have a little bit of recourse to help themselves out. >> reporter: aviation attorney joseph lerusoo said they should file written formall complaints with the airlines. >> detailing what happened the night before. times, how long they were on the tarmac, the general atmosphere. >> reporter: under the federal passenger bill of rights,

travel vouchers and other compensation. and airlines that leave passengers on tarmacs more than three hours can face fines of up to nearly $30,000 per passenger. now, he also says airlines may be willing to negotiate with a customer, but he says don't necessarily expect a response right away. under that bill of rights, the airline actually has 60 days to respond to a written complaint. we are live lauren whitney, cbs4 news. lauren dispirito. after six years of legal wrangling and claims he would never settle, donald trump has written a big check to settle the lawsuits aimed at trump university. the president-elect has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve three lawsuits over his former school for real estate investors. the students paid up to $35,000 for the classes. but after the school closed in 2010, they sued saying it

more than 6,000 former students will get some restitution. and trump also announced he will be nominating alabama senator jeff sessions for attorney general. he is a hard liner on immigration and has a controversial history. back in 1986, he was nominated to be a federal judge, but, didn't go through after several allegations he had made racist comments. sessions also very anti- marijuana. firearmly against legalization on once saying good people don't smoke marijuana. a teenager in akron, ohio was arrested after firing shots into his neighbor's home and streaming it live on facebook. [ sound of gunfire ] [ laughter ] >> you can see the 15-year-old boy fires a rifle through an open window. then, he fires a handgun. the bullets struck the neighbor's home. >> if you are just siting in your home watching television and you hear something like that, that would freak you out. i'm not used to hearing that.

lives with his grandmother, but was home alone at the time, he was arrested on the other hand weapons charges. police are trying to figure out where he got the guns. new video showing foam, lot of it flooding the streets of san jose. a fire alarm malfunctioned inside a new airplane hang ar. a sea of it spilled into for it to dissipate. >> that's a lot of foam. we have another chance of snow in our forecast. >> let's get the latest from ed greene. >> but we have the weekend to enjoy some nice sunny weather. hey, copper mountain is now open. they have studies snow guns going. you can see the snow guns going here in keystone. they are open too. breckenridge opens tomorrow. clear skies around the state. that is from border to border. so, sunshine, tomorrow, and, sunday. here is our storm system with

front. all pushing into the east so we catch a nice break with high pressure building in for the weekend. you see clouds and snow and rain. there is a low pressure system sitting out there. that is coming our way next. let's go to lauren whitney in the colorado weather center and it appears number two is on the way. >> it is. we have a chance of moisture early next week. so for the weekend, high pressure is going to dominate for us. it will bring us some warmer temperatures. we are not getting back to the 80s we had earlier this week, but we will get back to the 50s on the dry side. it could get windy on higher elevations. and we have this system that is making its way toward the coast. so, there will be rain and snow in parts of california. up into the pacific northwest tomorrow. and again, like ed said, we have clear skies but a chance of snow in the mountain areas and some of that could head in our direction monday into tuesday. some of our mountain areas out west after of right now could get a decent shot of some snow. tonight with the clear skies

looking at some very chilly temperatures. actually, may get a little cooler than 16 here in denver, 21 boulderment teens out on the eastern plains. as you head toward the high country, it will be a cold night as well. 13 in craig. 23 grand junction. 19 in eagle tonight. bundle up and snuggle uptight. if you are getting ready for bed now. and make sure the pets are inside. it is chilly out there. >> it sure s. it was chilly all day long. 32 degrees at dia for the official high. we have not been that cold since march 18 of this out. 15 and 23 the norms. for the weather watchers, 32 nederland. lone tree, 34. 35 superior. now, everybody below normal. 27 and 17 full ten degrees cooler out at the airport right now. south 10 for the winds. 84% humidity. so the humidity is still up there. the barometer is high but on the way down. nice shot from pete.

sky. look at this at telluride. as we saw in steamboat, they got 13 inches of new snow. they are opening november 23. take a look at this from the top of berthoud pass. as we take a look at the lows tonight. single digits and teens east, single digits and teens for the mountains. and tomorrow, we start to moderate these temperatures. we are looking at mostly 50s 40s , 60s out west. temperatures in the 40s and 50s in the mountains. we will see clear skies. chilly, 19 and 14 for the overnight lows. then, for tomorrow, sunny skies. and more seasonal weather. we will be in the low to mid 50s as we take a look at sunday, 10 degrees warmer. monday, here come it is system lauren was talking about. overnight, it could be rain mixed with snow. 49 on tuesday, so, not as cold as this system. 53 on wednesday. and then, here we go at

pretty nice with 57 degrees and sunny skies. 55 on friday. and, the weekend, pretty much more of the same. >> you know, turkeys typically are not that happy this time of the year. >> but i think that one ,,

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first quarter. then, they exploded for 38 in the second quarter. the nuggets have five-and-a- half. then, jamir nelson. first basket of the game is a big one. the game needed overtime. they have trouble closing out games. down one. nuggets down one. and jamir nelson just steps out of bounds. and the corner. nuggets lose another tough one. 113-1111 the final. for cu it is pretty simple. at buffs will play for the pack 12 title. if they lose either game, their chances of playing in the conference title game are pretty slim. but who would have thought this late in november the butches would be in control of their own post season destiny. pretty exciting stuff in boulder. >> who is not excited to cover that? to be able to play in a big game. especially at home in front of our fans who have been incredible this year.

the hump. we are playing for something in november. the november games matter. it is really important. it is really exciting. >> the end of an era tomorrow night in fort collins. final game at hughes stadium. if the rams want to extend their season into bowl season, they need one more win. they have a tough home test tomorrow against new mexico. >> it is nondodge the issue type of football game. there is no dodgi you have to man up, put your big boy pants on for every one of these. here is another opportunity this week against a team that is going to say here we come. coming up, du hockey playing as the number one team in the nation. then, let the teddy bears fly

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